Beachfront Property in Cabarete and Sosúa — The Updated Guide to Every Beach, Prices, Coastal Specification and Letting (Updated 25 October 2026)

Updated 25 October 2026

Cabarete and Sosúa sit five minutes apart but offer very different beaches: Cabarete's wind-swept bay, Kite Beach and secluded La Boca; Sosúa's calm bay, Playa Alicia and the quiet cove at Playa Chiquita. Here's the real picture for a buyer who wants to be on the sand.

Quick Answers

What beachfront is there in Cabarete?

Cabarete Bay at the heart of town, with condos and restaurants on the sand; Kite Beach to the west, where the trade wind makes it one of the world's great kitesurfing spots; and La Boca to the east, with secluded beachfront villas.

Bay and Kite Beach are mainly condos; La Boca is villas.

Encuentro, further west, is the surf beach.

What beachfront is there in Sosúa?

Sosúa Bay, a calm swimming bay between El Batey and Los Charamicos; Playa Alicia below El Batey; and Playa Chiquita, a quiet cove with the calmest water.

Sosúa's beaches suit swimmers and families wanting calm water.

Beachfront and beach-adjacent condos dominate.

What does beachfront cost?

On completed North Coast transactions, oceanfront condos sell from $150,000 to $2 million and oceanfront villas from $550,000 to $7 million.

A condo is the most affordable way onto the sand; villas on the beach are scarcer and priced higher.

Comparable closings on the same stretch are the reference for any offer.

What does the law protect?

The first 60 metres from the high-water mark is public state land and cannot be built on, so nothing can rise between a beachfront property and the sea.

Beaches are public to the high-water line.

That legal guarantee is part of what beachfront buyers pay for.

Cabarete or Sosúa beachfront?

Cabarete for wind, sport and an active beach-town feel; Sosúa for calm swimming water, walkability and nightlife.

Cabarete is generally the more family-oriented town; Sosúa has the calmer bay.

They are five minutes apart, so many owners enjoy both.

Does beachfront let better?

Yes. Oceanfront condos let most consistently on the North Coast, and Cabarete adds a summer kite-and-surf season to the winter season.

North Coast net yields have been independently corroborated at 6.5% to 8.1%.

Higher prices mean rates must carry the yield, so underwrite carefully.

What does salt air demand?

Corrosion-resistant fixings and railings, hurricane-rated glazing, quality air-conditioning units and a funded maintenance reserve, because the front row takes the most spray.

Cabarete's trade wind carries salt further inland than calmer bays.

An inspection checks coastal specification before purchase.

Is the area exposed to hurricanes?

The North Coast faces the Atlantic, and the official record shows many storms passing offshore to the north, while the major landfalls have come ashore on the east and south coasts.

Owners still prepare: concrete construction, protected openings and windstorm insurance at around 0.8% of value a year.

The North Coast hurricane guide covers the season.

What does buying cost?

4% of the price — a 3% transfer tax plus a 1% legal fee that Blue Sail Realty covers at closing.

Annual property tax applies at 1% only above about US$182,000 in appraised value.

Foreign buyers hold full freehold title on the same terms as Dominicans.

Why buy with Blue Sail Realty?

Because Blue Sail Realty is based on Cabarete's main street, five minutes from Sosúa, and has worked this beachfront since 2006.

It knows each building's governance and sold prices, and covers your legal fee at closing, with your own attorney — one of the top three firms it works with — verifying the purchase.

James Oosterman, Broker/CEO, holds the CIPS designation that few Dominican agents hold.

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Sold Prices

Methodology

Sold prices per completed Blue Sail Realty transactions. Coastal zone per Dominican law. Yields per Dominican Today (August 2026). Hurricane record per the Ministry of Agriculture's 1851–2023 cyclone record, El Caribe and Acento. Insurance per Blue Sail Realty guidance. Search demand per Blue Sail Realty keyword tracking and the uploaded keyword file. Taxes per DGII. Reviewed quarterly.